To Kira Yoshikage's surprise, Jotaro had no intention of solving the explosion problem.
He went straight for a brutal punch to Kira Yoshikage's head. That punch was clearly not held back; it probably could have shattered his skull. If it weren't for the time stop, he would likely have already activated Bites the Dust.
Jotaro's expression remained calm. Based on his judgment and the signs of the explosions he remembered, he had determined that being caught in an explosion meant certain death. Since that was the case, the only way to survive was to directly eliminate the opponent!
As long as the opponent died, their Stand ability would most likely naturally deactivate, and the danger would be resolved. There was a small chance the ability would still activate, but at least he would have eliminated the enemy, wouldn't he?
"How infuriating. Although I don't kill people, it seems there's no other choice now."
Star Platinum's furious fists continuously hammered Kira Yoshikage's body. Each punch was at full power, comparable to the one that directly took down Dio. At the same time, Jotaro also pulled out grenades, pulled the pins on several, and shoved them into every possible crevice on Kira Yoshikage's body.
Two seconds was enough time for him to thoroughly pummel Kira Yoshikage from head to toe.
With this assault, Kira Yoshikage was certain to die.
This brutal beating shocked Kira Yoshikage. Although he couldn't move during the time stop, his eyes still revealed confusion and astonishment.
'Shouldn't you be trying to survive? Why are you relentlessly attacking me? Are you trying to directly kill me to prevent my ability from activating?'
Kira Yoshikage wasn't worried about being beaten to death. After all, with Bites the Dust, he was practically immortal. A controllable Bites the Dust could almost be called a rewind device, and one that instantly killed everyone in the vicinity during the rewind.
Even with instant fatal damage, under the infinite power of Bites the Dust, he would be saved and Jotaro would be completely eliminated.
'But I remember that after time restarts, all repetitions will also affect me. I won't be crippled, will I...'
The next moment, time flowed again.
Inevitably, an infinite amount of force instantly acted upon him, brutally folding him in half. His head instantly twisted and deformed, and his brain matter splattered out.
Several grenades exploded, their terrifying force directly penetrating his flesh, delivering another round of desecration.
But similarly, the explosion also completely affected Jotaro. Jotaro was instantly blown to smithereens, completely vanishing into thin air.
And a miniature Killer Queen crawled out of Kira Yoshikage's body. It was Bites the Dust. After modification, just a small piece of tissue on his hand could transform into this small Killer Queen.
Bites the Dust let out a loud roar towards the sky. A bizarre sound wave propagated outwards, and all living beings within a 100-meter radius heard the sound. This Stand could even be seen and touched by ordinary creatures!
This Bites the Dust, due to Kira Yoshikage's mental state during its activation, was a full-range area-of-effect attack!
In an instant, everything exploded.
Ohm—!!!
An indescribable, bizarre wave covering the entire area instantly spread! Time and space seemed like a water surface with stones thrown into it, and the scene began to twist and flow backward!
Shattered glass flew back into place as if in reverse; torn vehicles returned to their original state; people who had been swallowed or crushed stood blankly in their original positions, as if everything just now was a collective hallucination; the cascading glass curtain wall also returned to its complete state... Everything was rapidly rewinding!
Except for Kira Yoshikage himself, and the 'cause' and 'result' of this disaster that were 'marked' by his ability!
Time rewound to about an hour ago. 9:35 AM.
The shopping center parking lot was intact, and the flow of people was peaceful. People who had just experienced the agony of death were completely unaware, continuing their lives from an hour ago.
All living beings who perceived Bites the Dust were blown to smithereens, completely vanishing into thin air, and time began to rewind from that point, returning everything to an hour before... In the car, Kira Yoshikage, who was driving, suddenly regained consciousness. He quickly got out and pulled over to the side of the road, sweating profusely, his teeth chattering.
"Pain, too much pain!"
He recalled the endless agony after time resumed flowing. He felt like he had been pounded into handmade beef balls. "I don't want to experience that feeling a second time!"
Ignoring Kira Yoshihiro, who was still in a daze, Kira Yoshikage began to ponder.
"If I continue without deactivating Bites the Dust, I can definitely still blow Jotaro up, and Bites the Dust will save my life. But if the damage is instantaneous, I won't be crippled, will I..."
What was the most abnormal aspect of Bites the Dust's ability? The rewind time theoretically had no upper limit. Bites the Dust could even restore time to when the user had not awakened Bites the Dust.
Moreover, even if the attached person was dead or severely injured, as long as it was the first rewind after attachment, and the injury or death occurred within an hour, everything could be immediately restored.
But according to the original story, Hayato still turned into a book at the corresponding time, so Kira Yoshikage suspected he would be crippled.
After gritting his teeth, Kira Yoshikage deactivated Bites the Dust Rhapsody. Because his ability's activation mechanism was different from the original Kira Yoshikage's, he could normally use this ability as long as he received a near-fatal injury.
"Now!"
He grabbed a paper cutter and plunged it into his chest. Blood gushed out, but he didn't stop. Killer Queen directly severed his leg.
Under the terrifying pain, a sense of despair and impending death surged into his heart.
"It worked..." Kira Yoshikage took a deep breath, enduring the pain in his leg, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism.
"Bites the Dust Rhapsody!"
Ohm—!!!
The wound healed, the limb reattached, and the car started moving backward again.
Everything was rapidly rewinding!
Within that hour, all cause and effect that had happened to Kira Yoshikage were directly erased.
Kira Yoshikage, with his memories, had a gloomy expression. He drove again, mimicking his previous actions, bombing that area. This time, he had experience, and everything went incredibly smoothly.
But this time, when Jotaro attacked, he looked at Jotaro, who suddenly appeared behind the car, and smiled calmly, "Yo, Jotaro, it's you again. Are Josuke and the others doing well?"
"You bastard!"
Kira Yoshikage didn't get out of the car this time, nor did he intend to confront him head-on. Killer Queen emerged outside the car and, seeing the attacking Star Platinum, directly threw out its left hand's glove.